Welcome to extremenomads.life – a blog for adrenaline junkies, outdoor adventurers, travel lovers and mad monkeys with a thing for good vibes.

We cover all things extreme sports and travel; as well as more traditional activities like hiking, diving, or cycling. You can explore our content either by destination in our travel category, or by activity in our sports category.

We specialize in destination guides covering specific activities in interesting regions, for example these guides to the best wake parks in Asia, the best kitesurfing spots in Sri Lanka, or the best hikes in Ireland, but we also zero in on all the outdoor activities available in a specific spot, like our monster guides to Hua Hin in Thailand, Phan Rang in Vietnam, or Siargao in Philippines.

To reach a specific country or sport directly, use our top menu by hovering over (desktop), or clicking on (mobile) each section.

Finally, we also love reviewing and testing products / services in both sports and tech that we think our readers will be stoked with, and you’ll find this content in the reviews category. Our most popular articles there so far are definitely a complete test of the latest GoPro Hero 7 Black, what we think are the best watersports sunglasses on the market, and this massive overview of the best surf camps in Bali.

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Overtourism. Influence. Respect. These are the words and issues in the back of our minds as Jim and I create content bound for the internet. - Overtourism is the scourge of the century. With travel becoming cheaper + more accessible, and tech allowing for ideas + info to spread at lightning speed, destinations around the world are being overrun by tourist numbers they cannot handle. Ecosystems are being destroyed. Culture is being impinged on. Communities are being gentrified. - Influencers, bloggers + content creators have a role to play — and we love the conversations that people like @adventurouskate are spearheading. Taking Kate as an example, she consciously works to promote only destinations that could actually USE the additional tourism, and deliberately avoids promoting the Balis, Icelands, and Romes of the world. - That’s a sentiment we can get behind — but there’s another layer to this that complicated things for us. Because we blog out the outdoors, many (most?) of the spots we want to write about are in the backarse of nowhere. Kite spots, surf spots, hiking trails. On one hand, it’s these under documented areas that actually stand to be lifted up by additional tourism dollars generated through positive media coverage, right? But on the other hand, these places need to be protected. The ecosystems are fragile, and we’ve seen the earth shattering effects of heavy handed tourism (Boracay, for example). Not to mention the local outdoor communities who, understandably, often want to keep their place a secret. - This paradox has led me down many an existential rabbit hole. If we want to protect the integrity of these places, should my job even exist? How can we bring about positive change for communities that need tourism money, whilst respecting the locals AND ensuring growth is sustainable and the environment doesn’t get shat on? - Balance. We don’t need to peddle the tiny local’s only spot to thousands of blog readers, and we don’t need to promote the places that are suffering from overtourism. What we DO need is more advocates for Mama Earth. More people who understand what she needs+how to protect her. [CONTINUED IN COMMENTS].
 There’s no better antidote to the overcrowded lineups of Kuta and hectic streets of Canggu than Medewi. Just 2 and a half hours ride up the coast, the town is all mellow vibes, stunning scenery, and surf. Damn good surf. - On the back of a recommendation from a local friend, we road tripped up to Medewi from Canggu during our action-fuelled 10 days in Bali. While there, we scored the best waves we’d found on the island all week and levelled up our surfing skills in a big way. - We left enamoured with the place. - Don’t let the required drive along the (rather ominously nicknamed) Highway of Death deter you; the sweltering road laden with lorries belies a palm-fringed beach, peaceful village, and a long left-hand wave that’d give any goofy goosebumps. - We thoroughly enjoyed our time surfing in Medewi, and we think you will too. - Find out all you need to know about making a surf trip to Medewi on our blog (link in bio). - - - #extremenomads - - - - - - #baligasm #bestinbali #medewi #medewibeach #surftrips #surfreport #surfexploration #wavehunting #waveseeker #surfblog #surfblogger #goofysurfvibes #surfspot #surfspotting #balivacation #balidaily #balisurf #visitbali #balivibes #balilivin #womenwhowander #outdoorexplorer #exploretheoutdoors #balibeachlife #outdooradventurephotos #adventureisoutthere #bestsurfspots #adventuretraveler
 Do you know how Jim and I met? We were put working together on the 2017 @kta_events kiteboarding comp in Thailand — Jim behind the camera and me in front of it 🎥👱🏽‍♂️ 🎤💁🏻‍♀️ The funny thing is that we had both individually been working for the KTA for years before we ever met each other! The rest, as they say, is a mess of wine soaked history. - But there’s a bigger point that’s worth making here. - Yeah, we’ve got a magical fuckin’ story about how we met. Yep, we live a pretty remarkable life together travelling + exploring the world. And now we’ve also got cute pictures lookin like an Instagram power couple (-ish) 🤡🤓 but 2.5 years into our relationship, and we’re learning that it ain’t always roses. Life rarely is — and it’s never what it appears to be on this distorted little app. - Relationships can be hard. Life can be hard. Working with the person you live with AND share a bed with? Also hard. - It needs to be met with hard work. And communication. And understanding that you won’t always agree on things — and that you don’t have to. That as long as you’re willing to understand each other’s point of view, and validate the other’s feelings, and trust each other that shit’s gonna work out and the good times are gonna keep on rolling. - At 2.5 years, this is the longest relationship either one of us has been in so essentially this is the blind leading the blind. Here’s to doing the best we can with no fucking road map whatsoever, and to neither one of us having buried the other one in the back garden (yet). 🧡 - - - #extremenomads - - - - - - - #adventurebloggers #igers_ireland #facadelovers #travelbloggers #travelbloggercouple #travelcouples #adventureisoutthere #thingsthatmakeyougohmmm #adventureseekers #realireland #perfect_europe #travelgram #travellingthroughtheworld #travellingcouple #couplestravelgoals #shewandersdaily #dailywanderings #exploreobserveshare #couplesofinsta #couplesofig #instatravels #instatravelgram #couplesofinstagram
 Blue sky, whut dat? 🤷🏻‍♀️ . . Pelting rain + freezing cold here. Dreaming of the tropics. Where in the world are you guys?? Comment with emojis and we’ll guess. . Us = 🐑 🥃 🌧 . . . . #extremenomads . . . . . . . . #baltimorebeacon #westcork #standuppaddle #standuppaddleboard #standuppaddleboarding #standupjournal #suplife #suplifestyle #wildatlanticway #wildatlanticwaycork #westcork #westcorkexplorer #rawireland #realireland #irelanddaily #irelandpassion #discoverireland #failteireland #irelandoutdoors #greettheoutdoors #igersireland #thefullirish_ #raw_ireland #adventureenthusiasts #wanderireland #ig_cork #ireland_gram #corknowmagazine #earthoutdoors10k
 Oh Achill, you so perdy ✨🌅🧡 . . Soz for the not-so-Insta-friendly landscape orientation, but gahd damn we just wanted to show ya those tangerine skies. . . We’ve included Achill Island’s top adventure activity in our latest blog post — which is a bucket list of Ireland’s most epic outdoor adventures (see our story!). Without cheating, can you guess what made the list?? . . . . . #extremenomads . . . . . . #rawireland #realireland #irelanddaily #irelandpassion #discoverireland #failteireland #irelandoutdoors #nextstopnature #greettheoutdoors #igersireland #thefullirish_ #raw_ireland #adventureenthusiasts #wanderireland #ig_ireland_ #ireland_gram #earthoutdoors10k #perfect_europe #traveldreamseekers #wearepangaea #exploreoutdoors #widenyourworld #achillisland #achill #sunset_ig #sunsetseekers #naturepics #pictureoftheday #ireland

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